The Gospel of Mark
Euangelion [Greek]
- “reward for good tidings” given to a messenger (Homer)
- “good tidings” or “good news” (LXX, Cicero, Augustus Res Gestae)
- “the Good News” or “Gospel” (Paul)
Exegesis (from the Greek for “drawing out”)
- explicating the sense and meaning of a biblical text in light of philological, historical, and narrative information